Oblique normal faulting along the northern edge of the Majella Anticline, central Italy: Inferences on hydrocarbon migration and accumulation

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 674-690

  Agosta, Fabrizio ^a   Alessandroni, Mauro ^a,c   Tondi, Emanuele ^a   Aydin, Atilla ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BEICIP FRANLAB   (France)

Author keywords

Carbonate grainstones; Central Apennines; Failure modes; Fault architecture; Fault permeability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859777311     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2009.03.012     Document Type: Article

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